The family and friends of an unarmed man shot by Downey police this October were escorted out of a City Council meeting by police last night after they shut down the meeting. Friends, family and other activists have been showing up to city council meetings ever since Michael Nida was shot to death by police in Downey. more ›

A man is in grave condition after he was shot in the head during a home invasion in Downey, reports City News Service. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was found by police on the 9300 block of Elm Vista Drive after they responded to a call reporting gunfire. more ›

A Downey family aboard the Costa Concordia cruise ship survived and has returned home, and its members are now recounting their horrific brush, or brushes, with death. And they are angry. more ›

KPCC reporter Charles Phoenix recently got into the holiday spirit by engaging in the sugary Christmas tradition of making a gingerbread house. Straying from the usual proud post-creation display, Phoenix released his candy/cracker abode into the sky. more ›

The family of an unarmed and — as it turned out — innocent man shot to death by Downey Police officers said that they plan to file a suit against the city. The man Michael Nida, 31, was shot to death after he ran across the street to buy a pack of cigarettes, while his wife pumped gas. more ›

An officer in Downey shot and killed a man who happened to match the description of a suspect who had just robbed an ATM at gunpoint minutes earlier. Michael Nida, 31, was a father of four who was out, unarmed, to run an errand in his neighborhood Saturday night, while Downey Police looked for a suspect in the armed robbery. more ›

The man that Downey police shot and killed last night probably wasn't the armed robbers they were looking for, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department which is investigating the shooting. more ›

After a nine-hour standoff with police, a man who barricaded himself in a Downey apartment has been arrested, reports ABC News. The incident began last night when Jeffrey Zuniga, 24, allegedly threatened his 18-year-old niece with a gun during a fight. The girl called the police, and Zuniga left the location of their argument and went to his mother's apartment on Elm Vista Drive and Bellflower Boulevard in Downey. more ›

A doctor with clinics in Downey and Westlake plead guilty today for selling prescriptions to highly addictive painkillers to people who had no known need for the medications, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Nazar Al Bussam, 72, was arrested in October of last year after undercover agents bought prescriptions for various medications from him for $200 for the first prescription, and $100 for each additional one. more ›

Officials from Los Angeles County have finally issued a statement about the sudden death of Internal Services Department Rebecca Wells, who was discovered dead in a cubicle in Downey on Saturday morning. Wells is described by her former employers as "a dedicated, professional and enthusiastic employee." more ›

Los Angeles County Department of Internal Services worker Rebecca Wells died at her desk in her Downey office, but her slumped-over body was not discovered until the next day, according to KTLA. The 51-year-old compliance auditor and new grandmother was last seen alive by her co-workers Friday morning. A security guard noticed her body Saturday afternoon. more ›

The rear window of a Smart Car was shot and shattered as a woman drove on the 605 Freeway near Downey around 7 p.m. Monday night. According to KTLA, Barbara Henry says she was approaching Florence Ave. when she heard four shots, "I heard four pops and I thought what the heck. And I looked around and people were swerving and I thought, what are they swerving about?" Henry exited the freeway and pulled into the Norwalk sheriff's station for help. Investigators determined the weapon used was most likely a pellet gun. more ›

Perhaps upon teleporting to the future, a man in his 80's driving a 1932 Model A Ford was T-boned by a pizza delivery car in Downey on Sunday. The delivery driver was not injured, the elderly driver suffered minor head injuries (is there such a thing?), but the old-timey wheels suffered serious damage. He may need the DeLorean to get back. more ›

Utility crews are continuing to restore power around Southern California this evening. The most recent updates from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Edison indicate that some 30,000 customers are still without power this evening. As of 5:30 p.m., fewer than 5,000 LADWP customers were affected. Neighborhoods suffering the most impact include Los Feliz (938 affected customers), North Hills (800), Bel Air (372), Mount Olympus (356) and Cheviot Hills (349). more ›

Fans of Fresh & Easy might be getting a store near them soon. Next week, two stores will open with three more openings in early April, the company announced today. Of particular note will be the Central and Adams location in South Los Angeles... more ›

When the Gold Line Eastside extension opens this summer whisking commuters from downtown to East LA, that won't be the end of the line if Metro gets their way. Metro staff has four light rail routes they are studying and proposing that would go from unincorporated East LA to the possibility of other cities such as Monterey Park, Whittier, Montebello, El Monte and others. more ›

A weekly test on Tuesday by officials in Downey resulted in a bacteria hit--coliform bacteria--prompting them to alert residents yesterday early evening (why it took so long, we do not know). The boil-water order could last three days as the city hyperchlorinates the water and lines where the bacteria was found and flushed. more ›

When the Parra family bought their home at 9828 Newville Street in Downey, they had no idea they were buying a tourist attraction. more ›

A woman last night led a short car pursuit with police officers from Downey to Paramount. During the chase that last 4-minutes before police decided to call it off for safety reasons, they noted that "she honked the horn and sang and danced inside the vehicle throughout the pursuit.," according to NBC4. Danced? Was she doing choreography or just bouncing up and down? more ›

- Crew member hurt on the set of the new Julia Roberts / Tom Hanks film in Downey - ET more ›